Category Archives: Media News

Birth Tourism

Posted on April 18, 2010 by dowbrigade

Birth tourism is the phenomena of babies convincing their mothers to travel to the US pre-partum so that they can be US citizens, as well as take advantage of our swell pay-if-you-want medical system. A recent ABC News article says: … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media News, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Dead Invade the White House

Posted on April 15, 2009 by dowbrigade

The surviving (and formerly feuding) members of the Grateful Dead had a secret impromptu meeting Monday evening with the man they credit with reuniting them: President Obama. The president welcomed all the members of The Dead, who are performing tonight … Continue reading →

Posted in Media News, Politics | 8 Comments

Santa Norma Blesses Us All

Posted on December 25, 2008 by dowbrigade

This Christmas, Norma Moreira and her husband are sharing their home with 45 wise men. Moreira, who immigrated to the United States from Ecuador in 1996, has been acquiring Nativity scenes for the past two decades. With her collection now … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Ecuador, Friends and Family, Latin America, Media News | 5 Comments

Hillary Down But Not Out

Posted on June 12, 2008 by dowbrigade

Now that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has crashed and burned in tatters and ashes, it seems an appropriate time to chime in with one of our patented, wrong-in-so- many-ways political predictions: Don’t Count Her Out Yet. This may be but … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media News, Politics, Wacky News | 2 Comments

Snap Killings – Lottery of Death

Posted on February 18, 2008 by dowbrigade

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student — except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms. Professors and students knew him as a bright, helpful scholar, but his past included a stint … Continue reading →

Posted in Media News, Prose Screeds, Serious News | 1 Comment

Devil Worshippers Lose Pro Team

Posted on November 10, 2007 by dowbrigade

When your bad reputation is exceeded only by an uninterrupted record of failure and ineptitude, sometimes the only thing to do is to change your name. Not only does this often throw creditors off the track, but can offer a … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media News, Sports | 26 Comments

Kos Cutting Class

Posted on October 30, 2007 by dowbrigade

Markos Moulitsas (LAW’99) talks with Maureen O’Rourke, dean of the School of Law, at the conference New Media and the Marketplace of Ideas. Photo by Vernon Doucette [From an interesting interview with Markos Moulitsas of the Daily Kos published today … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Media News | 1 Comment

Arthur Murray Book Club

Posted on October 22, 2007 by dowbrigade

At the Boston Public Library each month, teenagers get down to the vigorous techno thumps of the popular arcade game Dance Dance Revolution. The Norwell Public Library treats visitors to a monthly free dinner and a movie. Borrowers in Andover … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Media News, Technology | 31 Comments

Photo of the Day

Posted on September 28, 2007 by dowbrigade

It doesn’t get much more real, or more deadly, than this. Japanese reporter Kenji Nagai lies in the street, mortally wounded, trying desperately to catch a final shot as his life flows out of his busted body and a young … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Media News, Photos, Serious News | 1 Comment

Calling Adam Curry

Posted on June 24, 2007 by dowbrigade

God help us, we’re going back to England. Back to the Olde Sod, back to that deranged and diseased island which has spawned the best and the worst of modern culture, from Pink Floyd to Princess Diana. Our track record … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL Links, Latin America, Media News | 3 Comments

Berkman Denizens Take Home the Gelt

Posted on May 25, 2007 by dowbrigade

Three of the top Berkman denizens were rewarded for their brilliant ideas, but more than that, for their ability to transform their ideas into concrete programs that actually improve people’s lives in the real world… The future of journalism is … Continue reading →

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Military Bans Blogging from the War Zone

Posted on May 15, 2007 by dowbrigade

WASHINGTON — Lieutenant Daniel Zimmerman, an infantry platoon leader in Iraq, puts a blog on the Internet every now and then “to basically keep my friends and family up to date” back home. It just got tougher to do that … Continue reading →

Posted in Media News, Serious News | 1 Comment